Facility Time Reporting for 2024 to 2025
There is a legal requirement for Arun DC to report on the time and money spent on trade union duties and activities. Arun District Council has worked collaboratively with the union to provide the data detailed within this report.
Facility time is when an employee takes time off from their normal role to carry out their duties and activities as a trade union representative.
Examples of trade union duties
- duties connected with collective bargaining - for example, on terms and conditions of employment, redundancy, allocation of work
- taking part in a negotiation or consultation process - including meeting and corresponding with managers and informing union members of progress and outcomes
- attending a disciplinary or grievance hearing, with trade unions, including allowing reasonable time to prepare
- attending training for the trade union representative role
Examples of trade union activities
- discussing internal union matters.
- dealing with internal administration of the union - for example, answering union correspondence meetings other than as part of the negotiating or consultation process
If you have any questions regarding the information provided, please contact the People Services Department.
Relevant Union Officials
What was the total number of your employees who were relevant union officials during the relevant period?
Number of employees who were relevant union officials during the relevant period: 10
Full-time equivalent number: 8.88
Percentage of time spent on facility time
How many of your employees who were relevant union officials employed during the relevant period spent a) 0%, b)1-50% c) 51-99% or d)100% of their working hours on facility time?
a) 0%: 0
b)1-50%: 10
c) 51-99%: 0
d)100%: 0
Percentage of pay bill spent on facility time
The percentage of the total pay bill spent on paying employees who were relevant union officials for facility time during the relevant period.
The total cost of facility time: £4529.87
The total pay bill: £17,880,988
The percentage of the total pay bill spent on facility time: 0.02%
Paid trade union activities
As a percentage of total paid facility time hours, how many hours were spent by employees who were relevant union officials during the relevant period on paid trade union activities?
Time spent on trade union activities as a percentage of total paid facility time hours: 24%